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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bird on February 11, 2015, 01:51:19 PM
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So what do people recommend for seasick tablets?
Friend is organising a deep sea fishing trip and I don't wanna be the one burl eying up over the side...
Thoughts of the brains trust?
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Quells. My nephew uses them like lollies. It works for him.
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Quells. My nephew uses them like lollies. It works for him.
My recommendation as well, worked for me
GG
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i had to get something prescribed because quells, etc don't work for me...
i had to take one 12 hours before the trip (to get it into my system) and then one before we left..
they worked for me, and i normally get seasick in the bath, let alone on the ocean... :)
plenty of tips in this 'enemy' thread as well...
http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/40119/Sea_sickness_-_any_remedies.aspx (http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/40119/Sea_sickness_-_any_remedies.aspx)
one that i found interesting was the cotton wool in one ear. helps with the inner ear movement... never tried it, but will on my next trip...
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Bring a piece of your lawn with you and stand on it.
You are standing on solid ground. :-)
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Quells, or travel Calms mate.
Regards
Jas
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Quells. My nephew uses them like lollies. It works for him.
x3... Take plenty of water with you to get over the fury mouth but they work like a charm
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Quells or travel Calms etc only makes me drowsy and still end up throwing up. While plenty of people have laughed at me over the years, what works for me is those wrist bands with half a marble which pushes on a pressure point in your wrist.
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Quells for me, but as above make me thirsty and give me a bit of a spin!
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My SWMBO gets travel sickness - in the car as well, if she's a passenger. On at least one occasion she made herself car sick when she was driving. Pretty nasty thing really.
She finds that ginger tablets work for her, and is a lot less likely to cause damage than restricted prescription drugs like (say) Maxolon ...
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Why
Do you actually get violently sea sick and i mean violently
A light breaskfast and stay on your feet up on deck is sometimes the best prescription
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Try to avoid the exhaust fumes from the motor. Especially the smoke when starting 2 stoke outboards.
Exhaust fumes are a well known trigger for sea sickness.
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Quells or plain old regular ginger.
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Why
Do you actually get violently sea sick and i mean violently
I have before, and that was back when I had my catamaran!
Seasick is the most Shit feeling on the face of the whole universe, and don't wanna pay $ for the fishing gig and then spend 12 hours spewing up ribs, kidneys and Shit
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I use to take ginger nut biscuits and a furnace of tea for people that turn green on my boat it works well
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..... but I hate ginger... Quell's it looks like will do
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Sea sickness is all in the mind.
I fly all over the world in all manner of planes and no matter how bad it gets .............no problem.
I go out in my small (5m) stabicraft and no matter how big or lumpy the seas..................no problem.
I get into a fishing trawler or similar sized boat (10m plus)..................I burly up..
The difference? its all in the mind.
Dont let people convince you that you will get sick, just keep telling yourself that its just like riding the roller coaster.
PS my cure for fishing trawlers and big boats........just keep eating, while you are eating it cant go both ways.
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Get fishnickered the night before and give yourself the mother of all hangovers. That way you wont know if it is the hangover or seasickness. >:D
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Best cure for seasickness ...... stand under a tree :)
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Go the Kwells but get two packets from different places.
I went on 7 day fishing charter off Bundaberg a few years ago and took some Kwells with me, but the first pack were stale and did not work. After the first day of free burley I thought I was in for a week of misery. I tried the second packet and they worked a charm. For such a small cost take a reserve just in case.
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Go the Kwells but get two packets from different places.
I went on 7 day fishing charter off Bundaberg a few years ago and took some Kwells with me, but the first pack were stale and did not work. After the first day of free burley I thought I was in for a week of misery. I tried the second packet and they worked a charm. For such a small cost take a reserve just in case.
Nice info... I hate spewing... even worse when kids do it, I usually join em just with the smell and sound... yes.. Im weak :(
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If ya start to feel crook, just sit down and watch the bow rail...
Up and down, up and down, up and down, ;D
Or use Quells, we have 'em on the boat just for people like you.
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A chemist recommended Quells tablets to me before a whale watching cruise, but suggested I take them 24hrs beforehand. They knocked me out, and when I came to, I couldn't move my arms or legs for hours and still felt extremely nauseous even before getting on the boat. It may just be my luck, but maybe you could do a test run before you go?
I just use the wristbands now. They don't take the feeling completely away, but I don't burley up the water anymore.
Pray for a calm day ;D
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When you are sea sick you will enjoy your breakfast/dinner twice. :-)
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When you are sea sick you will enjoy your breakfast/dinner twice. :-)
somethings taste so much worse the second time through...
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Bird
Do you really like deep sea fishing so much as to put yourself through this?
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... I went to school with ET, his wifes mother was my primary school teacher... I wanna beat that ****in cockspank some how in life.
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Nice info... I hate spewing... even worse when kids do it, I usually join em just with the smell and sound... yes.. Im weak :(
I hate spewing too. Sometimes I think I shouldn't have had that last bourbon. I hate having a throw after drinking.
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I usually pop a few quells about 4-6hrs before. Sleep on the way out (2hrs). I worked out to avoid coffee (or more specifically coffee with milk. milk & pilchards dont go together). Avoid to much booze the day before but when ya get out there hook in & enjoy the day out. :cheers:
Who gives a $hit if ya crook, i find once i throw up i'm all good then & besides the rest of the crew have to have someone to take the pi$$ out of >:D. The best thing is to keep fishing, nothin cures seasickness like fighting with some monster of the deep & if its a shark more the better, they really get ya juices flowing.
I might add that i tend to only get sick when its either glassed out or a 4m swell, go figure ???
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Hmmmmm....XXXX Bitter does it for me.......ehehhehhe :cup:
Cheers Tracker.
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Natures own make some I think they are a ginger based tablet but I don't like ginger either I would tell you exactly what they are called but they are in the car and it is hot outside. I have used kwells as well not as often. I unfortunately get car sick on winding roads not throwing up style but feeling very off and these have helped me.
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Natures own make some I think they are a ginger based tablet but I don't like ginger either I would tell you exactly what they are called but they are in the car and it is hot outside. I have used kwells as well not as often. I unfortunately get car sick on winding roads not throwing up style but feeling very off and these have helped me.
Don't say they have ginger in them >:D >:D
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Another one for Quels, does the job for me. Tried a ginger tablet last time as I left the Quels at home and could only find a supermarket were we were staying. I don't know what was worse continuously being sick for the day or the fact that I nearly throw up at the smell of ginger now....
Just one thing don't take too many Quels when your out deep - started to loose my eye sight out there and couldn't thread my own line cause I couldn't see the bloody loop on the hook.... Funny how you look at the instructions on the back of the packet afterwards.
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A few tips on barking out the back,I've done k's of miles of ocean yacht racing and have seen some bad cases,one old yacht owner would always say,you're not sick until your on the oxygen.Had one guy take a quell when he got on the boat in Sydney and by the time we had sailed past Coogee beach he was hallucinating that bad he was about to step off the back of the yacht to go and lock his car back in sydney,he was sent below.another guy wore patches and made a comment how we'll they worked,only to become crook almost immediately after we had told him it had washed off about four hours ago.pressure point bands seem to work the best with no side affects,Tips,DON'T go below,try and stand and fish rather than sit,don't lay down,while standing,watch the horizon rather than the boat or the water in front of you,eat light foods,apples are good,,if none of these work go to a good book shop bye a good book,find a big tree to sit under and read your book
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l have tried many things to overcome motion sickness . in the end l revert to 1 of the best things . Blackberry Jam .
This product should be taken 1 large table spoon full , 1 hour before stepping off the dock . ln many trials to goes down & returns the same flavour . Just don't put it on toast after it has returned . lt will not cure but you will have a better taste in the mouth at the end of the trip :cheers:
So , put your head between your knees & " Burly Up " :cheers: ( bring up the days taking )
:cup: :cheers:
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Hi
I use to get sea sick all i did is look up at the sky and my dad allways said its mind over matter, He does not Mind and it
does not Matter ;D
Cheers Lloyd
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Like denidoug I have done a few thousand miles ocean racing, albeit years ago, and agree with all his advice but could also add, stay cold, dont wear too much to get hot. I used to throw up every time I went to sea, it is a sh!t feeling but you get over it by day two or maybe day three
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Hmmmmm....XXXX Bitter does it for me.......ehehhehhe :cup:
Cheers Tracker.
most people would get sea sick drinking that cat piss :D
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Our kids use to sleep after taking wells, so we changed to Travacalm and wrist bands.
Travacalm comes in different flavours/types so go to a chemist and check them out.
Both kids have current state and Australian records so that shows that they were able to spend hours out without throwing up.
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What are the wrist bands people talk about?
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Our kids use to sleep after taking wells, so we changed to Travacalm and wrist bands.
I don't get it ??.......isn't that what kids are supposed to do ?? ;D ;D
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Quells. $7 from the chemist. Chewable taste like sherbet. 2 before 2 when you are out there. Non drowsy. Don't bother with anything else O:-)
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The bands apply pressure on the wrist, should be able to get them from chemist ( works well for,the wife ) . I take travel calm 2 hrs before going out ,and then take at regular intervals while in the boat . The other idea which I haven't tried is to put a ear plug in one ear and leave the other open , it's supposed to confuse inner ear and prevent being crook , waiting till we are closer inshore to try this one incase it doesn't work. cheers.
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kewl... bought some kwells today.
(http://images-its.chemistdirect.co.uk/Kwells-Travel-Sickness-Tablets-300mcg-3476.jpg?o=VSTZtVosLa00u@vAQoaUDlLsXI8j&V=qLKX)
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Used to do a bit of decky work as a uni student and luckily never got sick but every second bloke that came on board had the magical cure (be it the bands, ginger etc) for sea sickness but from I saw not many of them worked. Quells seemed to be the most effective for the bulk of people.
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Kwells for me - phenergan has also done the trick but can knock you out.
If all fails and you want to get the crap out of your system that's making you queasy just think about about a tuna milkshake!
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The worst part of sea sickness is though you feel like death is on you , your realise that you are not going to die . & it will just go on , & , on , & on , Up & down Up & down ,,,,, :'( :cheers:
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Many years ago 10 of us booked a deep sea fishing trip and we decided for everyone to bring food and we all share it between ourselves for brunch. Weather turned bad on the way out which meant 9 of us plus one of the deck crew threw up over and over and over.
But my Father, boat Captain and the 2nd decky had a huge feast on all the food everyone bought and Dad clean up with the fish due to the amount of burly in the water.
I’ve found once I’ve been sea sick and even after returning to shore I stay queasy with my head going up and down. The only thing that helps is going to bed that night which ‘resets’ by head/ears.
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The worst part of sea sickness is though you feel like death is on you , your realise that you are not going to die . & it will just go on , & , on , & on , Up & down Up & down
exactly!!! and you feel dead for days..
even worse if your the only one, have begun dry reaching and everyone else is having a blast and catchin heaps so theres no chance of going back to shore early...
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My eldest son (when he was younger) used to get carsick if in the car for more than 40 mins. One day my wife came home from the chemist with this magical wrist band that would provide a cure instead of tablets. I said "what a load of BS" and it was it didn't work and we went back to tablets.
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My eldest son (when he was younger) used to get carsick if in the car for more than 40 mins. One day my wife came home from the chemist with this magical wrist band that would provide a cure instead of tablets. I said "what a load of BS" and it was it didn't work and we went back to tablets.
:cup: :cup: :cup: :cup:
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A mate of mine is a yachtie, he reckons, just start heaving and let ya-self go hard.
He did an ocean race a few years back and reckons you reach a point where you just can't up-chuck anymore. Your body will sort itself out after a certain amount of spewing ya guts out.
He reckons, he spewed non-stop for about 18 hours and has never been sick on a boat ever again since then.
No need to thank me Chunder Gutz, just a nice selfie of ya teeth going overboard will be thanks enough.
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while standing,watch the horizon rather than the boat or the water in front of you
reading that reminded me of the time I was out on a charter with some mates. One guy was throwing up on the right of me, and I could hear my mate to the left of me saying to himself out loud..."just concentrate on the horizon, just concentrate on the horizon"... I don't think I helped him much when I then said, "yeah look at it Tommy, it's going up and, up and down". He told me to STFU, and then was soon hurling over the side of the boat himself also...lol. The deckie asked how I could keep fishing with people throwing up either side of me, to which I replied...it's like burley and I catch something each time they throw up...lol
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Google ET's seasickness tablets. They are made by a compounding chemist. I used to spew all the time. Worse if I took tablets. I had tried everything. These tablets not only do I not get sick but I can snack and drink (water and soft drink) on the boat. I have fished all of my life and I used to feature heavily in sickness sweeps in fishing comps until I found these. PM me if you want more details.
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Ginger ale works a treat while on the water but before you go get some ondancetron from your go and take with a couple of kwells
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Google ET's seasickness tablets. They are made by a compounding chemist. I used to spew all the time. Worse if I took tablets. I had tried everything. These tablets not only do I not get sick but I can snack and drink (water and soft drink) on the boat. I have fished all of my life and I used to feature heavily in sickness sweeps in fishing comps until I found these. PM me if you want more details.
x 2 for ET's tablets, they are the only thing that work for me too. I take a packet of corn chips fishing with me as I crave saltly foods.
I have found that I can't drink alcohol for 24 hours after taking them, had half a gin and tonic after we got home from fishing one day and felt like I'd drunk the bottle. ;D
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My doctor put me onto avil which is a non prescription allergy tablet that also works for motion sickness, works better for me than qwells but same goes with taking the night before.
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Kwells works but the dry mouth is a pain. Had a light breakfast before going out. Was starving during the day. Took a bite of my cheese and bacon roll, but couldnt swallow the bloody thing my mouth was that dry. Bring juicy fruits n not dry foods if taking the tablets.
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I reckon you gotta try a few to see what works.
Quells work for me but gives me the dry mouth thing to an extent that it takes some of the enjoyment out of the day.
Travel calm doesn't work for me.
Avomine work but make me so drowsy it is almost dangerous. Tried taking them the night before and getting a good night sleep, but that was worse, couldn't wake up in the morning and almost went to sleep towing the boat to the ramp.
I have heard a lot of people rave about the ET ones, but I am yet to try.
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The only true cure for mal de mer is sitting under a tree.
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Just take a gun out with you :angel: :angel: :angel:
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if youre like me and fishing on water= beer drnking, then i would not recommend Dramamine tablets, theyre a bad mix with the turps. Quells, but make sure you take them at least 1hr before you head out, by the time you feel sick, its too late
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The only true cure for mal de mer is sitting under a tree.
Exactly ...
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somethings taste so much worse the second time through...
you reckon 2nd time taste much worse - try the 3rd time, I hate wasting food
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Sea sickness is all in the mind.
Now ain't that a load of BS ::)! It is NOT all in the mind. A doctor I spoke with said that if one of your parents suffered from it then you will too. So its more or less inherited! I get it but not always from all forms of travel, mainly in a bumpy sea. Even then I don't hurl, just feel like total crap with a terrible headache and go green :-X.
Many times I have gone out and thought over and over "don't get sick, you wont get sick, just enjoy the day and don't worry about it, everything will be fine" only to feel that horrible feeling coming on, and I can take it a bit, but once you are crook, that's it, your stuffed >:(!
Pills work but do have the listed side effects (as do ALL drugs) :'(
In the end you have to decide which is the lesser of the evils and what works for you yourself. Pills, wrist bands, acupuncture etc etc. They all work for some and not for others.
:cheers: avo
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you reckon 2nd time taste much worse - try the 3rd time, I hate wasting food
remind me not to have dinner at your camp... :D :D :D
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Looks like ya seasickness has been sorted.
Now, ya just gotta tackle ya bed wetting and you'll be right as rain. ;D
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Looks like ya seasickness has been sorted.
Now, ya just gotta tackle ya bed wetting and you'll be right as rain. ;D
Don't you worry about my tackle.... its fine... :D
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We had tabs called sea legs in nz.not sure if you get them here .
I've never needed them but we kept them on board
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If you don't want to go to the doctor you can get a limited supply at the pharmacy of true nausea pills. There are two option.
Nausitel or Anagraine. They are available to fight the effects of a migraine but the active ingredients are like Stemitil and Maxalon respectively which can be prescribed by a Doctor. Just say you get migraines and use either one to combat nausea associated with Migraines.
Take 2 45 minutes before you leave and then 1-2 every 4 hours as needed
I have a few in the bag for those really Shitty flights we do out here when storms are really shaking those little Planes around
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I have a few in the bag for those really ****ty flights we do out here when storms are really shaking those little Planes around
Flying from Alice to community in a 12 seater which is a 2 hour flight, i (well my darling wife) carried off 8 bags of my insides.
The pilot suggested i don't fly if it is actually rough... i hate little planes
Cheers
John
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I have a few in the bag for those really ****ty flights we do out here when storms are really shaking those little Planes around
Remember a flight home from Walgett to Sydney via lots of little strips in what looked like a seagull from inside (Fokker Friendship) ... they ran out of sick bags, and it was almost running down the aisles...
I'd have done any favour you wanted for a pack of them off you on that flight.
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I forgot how much dry reaching up bits of lungs, testicles, toenails, ribs, intestines and kidneys sucks..
I'll try the tablets next time :'(
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Nothing worse.
Hot, bumpy and confined spaces.
You'll usually do ok if you can stay cool and have a good view to the horizon.
Not always possible unfortunately!
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I was listening the the ABC radio last week (yeah I know how boring that makes me) and it had an interview with the Commodore of a sailing club in Brissie that takes out newbies for a weekly afternoon sailing, and the radio host asked about sea sickness.
This guys answer was to have a couple of beers before you go out.
Now, I don't know whether this sailing guy has any credibility, after all, how good do you have to be to be a Commodore in comparison to a sailing club Volvo, or Mercedes or some other more luxury vehicle, and it may have been April 1st or just close to it, but maybe there is some truth to it.
It may also be that after a couple of beers you don't care if you throw up, but I would think the experienced drinkers would require more than a few beers to lessen the impact of your stomach contents reversing direction.
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I recall that when I used to go sailing, one of the crew had a ring that applied pressure to the inside of the finger....He said that worked well....and we always had ginger...
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Not really any help but a funny story (sort of he was a bit silly)...
I was lucky enough to travel to Antarctica nearly 10 years ago, Brother in Law came too. Left from bottom of South America across the Drake Passage. BIL who suffers from sea sickness saw the doc on board, she gives him 6 tablets...strict instructions take 2 with tea, 2 in the morning and 2 later tomorrow. Crossing was expected to take nearly 2 days. Silly BIL had tea, took all 4 washed down with a few beers, then didn't decided to take the last two. He slept for 18 hours straight, woke ate a little bit of lunch/dinner then slept again till the next morning, missing the first iceberg!! Tablets were funergan (sic) based. Doc wasn't too happy, on the way home she only gave him the 2 to start...Smart lady. Trip home had lots of people throwing up as we hit gale force winds. will find the picture of a wave hitting the top deck 3 stories high!!
When we fish in Bass Straight and feel sick, best thing is to just bring it all up!
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Went on a cruise a few years ago and the wife and kids had the wrist bands and some other tablets. None of it worked and the on board doc gave them the needle in the bum. Once they slept the rest of the day and night they woke up as good as gold for the remainder of the trip
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hen we fish in Bass Straight and feel sick, best thing is to just bring it all up!
yea but its once your empty and keep spewing that takes it in the rectum.... as it comes up out your throat.
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yea but its once your empty and keep spewing that takes it in the rectum.... as it comes up out your throat.
Its even better when your at 30m and have a reg in your mouth. Its amazing what will pass through one under pressure. just dont take it out as the moment you release you will want to take a breath of fresh air
GG
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Its even better when your at 30m and have a reg in your mouth. Its amazing what will pass through one under pressure. just dont take it out as the moment you release you will want to take a breath of fresh air
GG
yea that discussion has been had on the scuba forum..